COMMUNITY REFUGEE & IMMIGRATION SERVICES INC

RESETTLEMENT (CWS) - THE CRIS RESETTLEMENT PROGRAM SERVES CLIENTS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO US BY NATIONAL PARTNERING AGENCY, CHURCH WORLD SERVICES (CWS). ALL CASES ARE APPROVED BY THE US GOVERNMENT TO ENTER AS REFUGEES. THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY PAYS AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL RESETTLEMENT OF REFUGEES TO CENTRAL OHIO. CRIS PARTNERS WITH SUPPORTIVE INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, ETC. -- TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LIVES AND WELL BEING OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. DONATIONS OF TIME, RESOURCES, FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS, AND/OR HOUSEHOLD ITEMS SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE WORK OF CRIS AND THE LIVES OF LOCAL REGUGEES AND REFUGEE FAMILIES.

MATCH GRANT (CWS-MG) -- ONE OF THE KEYS TO ANY NEWCOMER'S SUCCESS IN THE UNITED STATES IS ACHEIVING AND SUSTAINING SELF SUFFICIENCY. THE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM WORKS TO ASSIST REFUGEES IN BECOMING FINANCIALLY SELF- SUFFICIENT IN THEIR FIRST SIX MONTHS IN THE U.S. AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO RECEIVING PUBLIC CASH ASSISTANCE. EACH REFUGEE ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM IS ASSIGNED A CASE MANAGER TO ASSIST WITH SECURING EMPLOYMENT, NETWORKING WITH EMPLOYERS, AND OFFERING ONGOING JOB COUNSELLING TO CLIENTS. THIS PROGRAM REQUIRES AN INVESTMENT OF PRIV ATE RESOURCES TO "MATCH" ITS FEDERAL FUNDS, AND CRIS SECURES THE SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EMPLOYERS TO FULFILL THE PROGRAM'S CONTRIBUTION. EACH DOLLAR DONATED TO THE PROGRAM IS MATCHED TWO TO ONE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, SO A GIFCT OF 40 LEADS TO 120 IN SUPPORT OF THE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. IN-KIND DONATIONS ALSO HELP CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THIS FEDERAL MATCH. THE PROGRAM IS NOW AN 8- MONTH (240 DAY) PROGRAM.